
The Strange House by Raymond Briggs
Tim and Gerry found the strange house quite by chance. The windows were boarded up and it looked mysterious and exciting. But was it deserted? When Tim and Gerry see a face at the window of a boarded up house in Wimbledon, London, they decide to investigate...Raymond Redvers Briggs (born 18 January 1934) is an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author who has achieved critical and popular success among adults and children. He is best known in Britain for his story The Snowman, a book without words whose cartoon adaptation is televised and whose musical adaptation is staged every Christmas.
Briggs won the 1966 and 1973 Kate Greenaway Medals from the British Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. For the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955-2005), a panel named Father Christmas (1973) one of the top-ten winning works, which composed the ballot for a public election of the nation's favourite.
For his contribution as a children's illustrator Briggs was a runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1984.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781068661334 |
| ISBN 10 | 106866133X |
| Title | The Strange House |
| Author | Raymond Briggs |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Manderley Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2025-09-18 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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